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chat

interactive online communication held in real time where users type messages back and forth. There are an increasing number of online forums being made available for chat. ICQ chat and Microsoft Messenger offer free chat software. There are many chat programs available that enable users to chat using voice technology.

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chat room

any of a large number of Websites or newsgroups where users can communicate using a keyboard in real time on a wide variety of topics ranging from oceanography to sex, politics, and much more. If you can come up with a topic, there’s probably a chat room for you.

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check box

a box offering particular options that the user may choose or reject.

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chip

a small integrated circuit usually made from silicon or germanium that may hold millions of electronic components. Among the many chips used in computer hardware are microprocessors and memory chips.

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circuit board

see printed circuit board.

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Cisco Systems

a major hardware manufacturer that creates hardware and software solutions that link computer networks so that people have easy access to information without regard to differences in time, place or type of computer system.

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click

to press the left mouse button and immediately release. Some computer functions require that the user double clicks. see double click.

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click and mortar

a business with a physical business location (brick and mortar)that attempts to establish a presence on the Internet to offer its goods and services.

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click rate

the number of impressions counted as a result of users clicking on an ad banner. The click rate is used by marketing firms to determine advertising fees.

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clickable image

an image on a Web page that contains an invisible hyperlink that directs the user to another page.